Surya was admitted to practice in 2007 and called to the NSW Bar in 2014. From 2014 to 2015, Surya was Counsel Assisting the NSW Solicitor General and Crown Advocate. Prior to that she served as a Judge’s Associate in both the High Court and Federal Court, worked in-house as a legal adviser at the ACCC, and practised as a solicitor in Australia and New York.

Surya has a broad practice in public law and commercial law, and accepts briefs in all areas.